This is why South Africa celebrates Women's Day twice a year – BBC Africa

On the 9th August, in 1956, four women- Lilian Ngoyi, Sophia Williams DeBruyn, Rahima Moosa and Helen Joseph – led a 20000 strong, multi-racial women’s …
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On the 9th August, in 1956, four women- Lilian Ngoyi, Sophia Williams DeBruyn, Rahima Moosa and Helen Joseph – led a 20000 strong, multi-racial women’s …
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